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Title - Revelation

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Religious connotations

The Book of Revelations is an apocalyptic book about the struggle between good and evil.

It is also a moment of realisation

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I remember

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New voice

1st person suggests a personal experience. This is an ordinary/everyday incident which takes on a greater significance. Matter of fact

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Black bull

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Alliteration of harsh ‘b’ represents how intimidation the bull is

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‘black’ and ‘eggs and milk’

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Contrast in colour of the blackness of the bull (harsh-evil) and the white of the milk and eggs (female-nurturing - innocent)

emphasises the rivalry between good and evil in the poem

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child

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innocence

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eggs and milk

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symbolise female maturation, linking to both ovulation and lactation

foreshadows outcome of following event

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Bob -

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Mundane name, suggests friendly and non-threatening which shows how the evil can be hidden and not revealed right away which can lead people into a false sense of security

Dash introduces speaker’s views - she is sceptical of the bull and will not be fooled by his name

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a monster

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connotations of evil/ugliness and alludes to the girls fear - contrasts with monosyllabic name

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charm

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suggests charisma , friendliness or seduction, also has connotations of magic - she is drawn in

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friendly name

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makes bull seem welcoming/attractive

false sense of security and represents the evil within some males that is hidden by a charming exterior

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threshold

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suggests crossing from one domain to another - links to weddings (carried over the threshold )/transition from child to adults as she has the realisation that there is evil in the world

suggests the bull has power

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his outhouse

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new voice

his domain

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someone held my hand

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adult? suggests she needs protection from the evil within the outhouse as she is still an innocent child

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peer

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suggests she is unsure but intrigued

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black (line8)

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connotations of evil and darkness. The bull is indistinct, creates a sense of mystery and tension as the bull is revealed

(evil cannot always be seen straight away)

The girl’s awareness of toxic masculinity is being broadened as the bull is revealed

ENJAMBMENT highlights that she initially noticed the colour which emphasises the bull’s representation of evil masculinity

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hot reek

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imagery

synesthesia - mixing two senses, suggests the smell is overpowering and unpleasant so the girl must rely on her other senses (smell) until her eyes adjust to the darkness

Evil is very overpowering and she is overwhelmed by her realisation of evil

‘reek’ has connotations of a strong smell which hints at her discomfort

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his edges merging with the darkness

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The bull is one with evil. Creates a sinister and mysterious image

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immense

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oversized in a small space-suggests his power and size and how toxic masculinity is overwhelming

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roar and clanking

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onomatopoeia - emphasises how threatening and frightening this is for the girl. She is still innocent and the realisation of evil is overwhelming for her

Overwhelming her senses. Intense

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The chain’s jerk

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Lochhead suggests that masculine energy is something that is wild, violent and chaotic - something that should be controlled to protect others

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oblivious hens

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‘oblivious’ has connotations of being unaware/vulnerable/innocent

‘hens’ suggests women and femininity

This shows that women are oblivious to the the evil masculinity in the world

She contrasts the hands with herself. She envies that the hens are unaware of the dangers of the world compared who herself who has learnt about it.
Start of her revelation that there are more dangerous things in the world

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nostrils gaped like wounds

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simile suggests that the bull is violent, threatening and could cause damage to the bull

Just as wounds are caused by violence and and fresh wounds are open and bloody, so too is are the nostrils flaring n in anger and shows the bull is violent which suggests toxic masculinity is evil and dangerous

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Faint and tinkling

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‘tinkling’ - gentle onomatopoeia suggests a sweet and unthreatening atmosphere where the bull isn’t. The two words contrast with the harshness of clanking in the previous stanza

The bull’s power is diminished outside the outhouse and they are unaware of the monster. It is safer away from toxic masculinity and evil.

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hasp

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small, weak lock shows there is little to prevent bull escaping which suggests that toxic masculinity is overwhelming and it is difficult to stop it from hurting people

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Black Mass

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Metaphor/pun-blacj mass could refer to the bulk/shape/colour of the bull or to the act of the devil worship

suggests evil

Capital letters highlight the immense size of the bull and its power

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straining

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connotes violence, struggle, something trying to escape

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I had alsways half-known he existed

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new voice

reminds us that this is a memory. It is not a surprise-she knew of evil

He=evil

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Antidote
Anti-christ
anarchy

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Antidote-usually a cure , here it means opposing value or belief

Anti-christ-the opposite of christ, man of love and forgiveness (evil)

anarchy-absence of accepted rules

rule of three

Repetition of anti-emphasises that the bull is the opposite of good and love

Alliteration of ‘an’ - harsh sound suggests how threatening the bull is now that she can fully see him. Suggests her revelation

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threatening the eggs, well rounded, self-contained -
an d the placidity of milk

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symbolism of the eggs - used to represent women -mild-mannered, thoughtful.
Eggs can also symbolise order and calm-contrast disorder of bull

Personification of milk, ‘placidity’ suggests calm, not easily angered which contrasts with the bull.

Eggs and milk link to nurture and motherly-love which exist within the girl’s safe world and she believes the bull’s evil threatens this.

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I ran

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sentence structure

short first phrase emphasises how quickly she fled suggesting her fear

The girl’s response is to run from the evil presence of the bull

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my pigtails thumping

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pigtails-connotes youthfulness and naivety

Personified pigtails shows the extent of her terror

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big boys

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men are presented as something to fear , something dangerous

alliteration of harsh ‘b’ reinforces the idea of violence and danger m
Links the boys with ‘black bull’, ‘bob’ and ‘big bulk ‘. They are all linked by violence. The boys are a representation of the evil that the bull symbolises

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pulled wings from butterflied and blew up frogs with straws

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Violence against nature. If we think of nature as a women-mother nature. This could represent the threat posed to women by men.

She is now aware of evil in the world. Alert to all the danger around her

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‘thorned’ and ‘harried’

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thorned-unwelcoming, dangerous

harried-harassed. She needs to protect her chicks

nest links with eggs

landscape is now presented as threatening as the girl is now aware of the dangers within the world. Shows the impact of her revelation.

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shattering -

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onomatopoeia- harsh word showing the detrimental effects of the evil within the world

dash introduces a pause. The extra information after the dash highlights the powerlessness and fear of the speaker who does not have have the strength to protect herself, symbolised by the milk.

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small and shaking

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both suggest frailty and fear

sibilance of the soft ‘s’ sound suggests and emphasises how weak and powerless the speaker feels in relation to the dangers of the world

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He roared his rage

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alliteration

Lochhead suggests that masculine energy is something wild and chaotic-something that must be contained

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